Behind the White Tower

For the Japanese novel, film and television drama, see Shiroi Kyotō. For the Taiwanese drama, see The Hospital (TV series).

Behind the White Tower
Also known as
  • White Tower
  • Great White Tower
  • Inside the White Tower
GenreMedical drama
Based onShiroi Kyotō
by Toyoko Yamasaki
Written byLee Ki-won
Directed byAhn Pan-seok
Starring
Music byLee Si-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerJo Joong-hyun
ProducerPark Chang-shik
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKim Jong-hak Production
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseJanuary 6 (2007-01-06) –
March 11, 2007 (2007-03-11)
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Behind the White Tower (Korean: 하얀 거탑; RR: Hayan Geotab; lit. White Tower) is a 2007 South Korean television series that aired on MBC from January 6 to March 11, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 20 episodes.[1][2][3]

Based on renowned Japanese novelist Toyoko Yamasaki's representative work Shiroi Kyotō,[4][5] the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital,[6][7][8] and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors played by Kim Myung-min and Lee Sun-kyun.[9] The medical drama was a critical and ratings hit in South Korea, gaining praise for its acting (particularly by Kim), writing, direction, and its intelligent and uncompromising story without concessions to melodrama or romance.[10][11]

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  3. ^ Jeong, Yi-hyeon (March 20, 2007). <하얀거탑> 에세이 2. 한순간도 당신을 미워하지 못했어. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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  8. ^ Lee, Jee-hoon (March 9, 2007). "Of Financial Institutions and Hospital Soaps". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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